He was one of the leading supporters of his father Shehu Uthman and was appointed after him as the ruler of the Sokoto Caliphate. He was born in the town of Mornona in modern day Niger, on Wednesday, during the beginning of the month of Dhu’l-Qa`ada in the year 1195 hijra (1780) and died at the age of 58 on Thursday, the 27th of Rajab in the year 1253 hijra (1837) in his military fortress called Wurno.

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I am a student in Tunisia, I am about write my memoire and it is about the Sultan Muhammad Bello. To be fair I have no documents, anyways, not enough so, if it is possible, maximum of information, websites, books etc…
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the best biographical studies of Sultan Muhammad Bello’s life is Waziri Junayd ibn Muhammad al-Bukhari who wrote two prose works and at least one poetic work on the life of the Sultan. You can get these at the Waziri Junayd History Bureau or you can find printed copies of them in the market place of Sokoto published by Gaskiya Press. In English there is the phenomenal works of Ibrahim Sulaiman as well as the seminal work called the Sword of turth by Murray Last.

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Understanding the Minhaj of Shehu Uthman Ibn Fuduye’

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Waziri Junayd (RA) Said…

“Whoever does not inform his children of his grandparents has destroyed his child, marred his descendants, and injured his offspring the day he dies. Whoever does not make use of his ancestry has muddled his reason. Whoever is unconcerned with his lineage has lost his mind. Whoever neglects his origin, his stupidity has become critical. Whoever is unaware of his ancestry his incompetence has become immense. Whoever is ignorant of his roots his intellect has vanished. Whoever does not know his place of origin, his honor has collapsed.”
Waziri Junayd of Sokoto

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To date SIIASI has collected 3000 Arabic manuscripts and 123 Ajami manuscripts (Fulbe’, Hausa, Wolof and Mande’). Of these, more than 89 have been translated and published.

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It is important that the Muslim inmate population have a fundamental understanding of Islamic jurisprudence, beliefs and customs, along with a basic grasp of the diverse schools of thought in Islam. If this is not possible, then they should have access to those clerics who do possess this knowledge. In many cases court litigation fails, simply because the Muslim plaintiffs lack grounding in the basics of Islam. I would add to this, that Muslims should begin to learn, and understand international standards regarding the just and humane treatment of inmates.